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10/16/2006 || THOUSANDS IN CARIBBEAN COULD LOSE JOBS - WORLD TOU... 0 Caribbean nations quaking over new United States passport requirements that could spell doom for tourism-dependent regional economies, have received important support from the influential London-based World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The WTTC, which speaks for chief executives of 100 of t...Read More >>>   10/16/2006 || 'CSME ON TRACK' - TASK FORCE FORMED TO DISCUSS SIN... 0 Plans for the implementation of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Economy by 2008 are still on track, says Dr. Edward Green, deputy secretary general of the regional grouping. Regional heads will be meeting in November to hold talks on a document which sets out a road map for achieving the si...Read More >>>   10/16/2006 || RESULTS OF MATCHES PLAYED OVER THE WEEKEND IN THE ... 0 Carib Hurricane won at home over Queens Park Rangers 3 goals to 1. Police and Springs played to a 1-1 draw. D'Sports Shop Morne Jaloux edged past Fontenoy United 1-0 and ASOMS Paradise came out winners over Glenelg GBSS 1-0 at home.   10/16/2006 || SCHEDULE FOR MINISTRY OF FINANCE’S PUBLIC CONSULTA... 0 CATEGORY:FINANCE ------------------- GRENADA - The Ministry of Finance invites the public to participate in a series of public discussions throughout the tri-island state ahead of the 2007 National Budget. All sessions will begin at 6:00 pm. The following represents the schedule for these discus...Read More >>>   10/15/2006 || IS AN IMPOVERISHED CARIBBEAN IN AMERICA’S BEST INT... 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ------------------------ By Wallace J.A, Inside Grenada correspondent Sunday October 15,2006 ST.ANDREW’S, Grenada – The proposed amendment to the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) by the United States (along with some other policies adopted by the Americans) c...Read More >>>   10/15/2006 || GNCRC COMMEMORATING ITS 13TH ANNIVERSARY 0 CATEGORY:SPECIAL EVENT ---------------------------- ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - The Grenada National Coalition on the Rights of the Child will be observing a week of activities from October 15 to 20 to commemorate its 13th anniversary. The week of activities will be executed under the theme “...Read More >>>   10/14/2006 || QUEENS PARK RANGERS ON THE VERGE OF CAPTURING CHAM... 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS(GFA NEWS) ------------------------------- ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - With less than three weeks before the end of the GFA DIGICEL Premier League, the heat turns on in Sunset Parish this Saturday. Home team Carib Hurricane will be awaiting the arrival of former former Champions and...Read More >>>   10/14/2006 || LOCAL TECHNICIANS RECEIVE TRAINING IN OZONE FRIEND... 0 CATEGORY:TECHNOLOGY ------------------------- ST.GEORGE’S, Grenada - September 16, was commemorated worldwide as the International Day for the protection of the Ozone Layer. The National Ozone Unit (NOU) in the Ministry of Agriculture, the focal point for the Montreal Protocol on Substances t...Read More >>>   10/13/2006 || SDCSS LOSES TO SAASS IN REPUBLIC CUP SOCCER 0 CATEGORY:INTER-SEC. FOOTBALL ---------------------------------- By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) VICTORIA PARK, Grenville (October 13, 2006) – Two matches were played at the Victoria Park this afternoon in the Republic Bank sponsored Inter-secondary School Football Competition....Read More >>>   10/13/2006 || SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC DISCUSSION IN PREPARATION FOR T... 0 The Ministry of Finance invites the general public to participate in series of public discussions in preparation for the 2007 National Budget according to the following schedule: Tuesday October 17, 2006, 6:00 PM Public Consultation - Parish of St. George St. George’s Anglican Snr. School ...Read More >>>   10/13/2006 || LARA PROUD OF TEAM 0 TWO MASSIVE victories in qualifying for the ICC Champions Trophy have boosted the confidence of West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara ahead of the main round of the biennial limited-overs tournament. A victory tomorrow against fellow qualifiers Sri Lanka will put the West Indies in Group B of t...Read More >>>   10/13/2006 || WHO HAS ITS COPYRIGHT? 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ------------------------ By Dr. Francis Alexis (local attorney-at-law) When Arif Ali’s Hansib Publishing in England, well advised by Wayne Francis, in 1994 published the pictorial book GRENADA : Spice Isle of the Caribbean, consciousness on intellectual property ri...Read More >>>   10/12/2006 || ALLEGED MURDERER SHOT 0 CATEGORY:TRAGIC DEVELOPMENT -------------------------------- By Team Grenada (9:30 pm - 12/10/06) ST. PATRICK’S, Grenada – Unconfirmed reports just reaching Grenadian Connection (GC) seem to indicate that the mentally deranged man (who chopped three persons in the Mt. Rich, St. Patrick’s ar...Read More >>>   10/12/2006 || DOUBLE MURDER IN ST. PATRICK’S 0 CATEGORY:SHOCKING CRIME ------------------------- By Team Grenada ST. PATRICK’S, Grenada (October 12,2006) - According to the latest reports reaching Grenadian Connection (GC), there has been a possible double murder in the rural village of Mt. Rich, St. Patrick’s, this afternoon sometime...Read More >>>   10/12/2006 || FIVE STARS SET THEIR EYES ON THE PRIZE 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS (FOOTBALL) From GFA (Grenada Football Association) 11-10-06 They are getting closer and closer but they will be aware that on their heels are Sunjets and the Arena Boca Juniors. On Monday, Five Stars added three (3) more points to their total to maintain their lead after ...Read More >>>   10/12/2006 || BIRD FLU A THREAT TO CARIBBEAN - US 0 United States officials are reporting that the deadly strain of the bird flu disease could spread to Latin America and Caribbean territories as the virus has been affecting more countries. Addressing foreign journalists in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Ambassador John Lange of the Department of St...Read More >>>   10/12/2006 || WINDIES ADVANCE FOLLOWING ROUT OF BANGLADESH 0 JAIPUR, India (AFP) - Chris Gayle smashed an attractive century as the West Indies stormed into the Champions Trophy main draw with a 10-wicket win over hapless Bangladesh in a qualifying match here yesterday. The left-hander hit an unbeaten 104 for his 13th century and Shivnarine Chanderpaul mad...Read More >>>   10/12/2006 || MEDIA TO EXAMINE SPORTS TOURISM LINK 0 CASTRIES, St. Lucia (October 11, 2006 ) – The immense and little recognized value of sports tourism will be a highlight of this week's fifth anniversary of the Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx), which opens here in Rodney Bay on Thursday. Caribbean sports specialist Joseph "R...Read More >>>   10/12/2006 || WORLD STANDARDS DAY 0 CATEGORY:SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -------------------------------- By L. Simeon Collins (Director, Grenada Bureau of Standards) “Standards: big benefits for small business” is the theme of World Standards Day to be celebrated in Grenada on Friday October 13, 2006. This theme was chosen by th...Read More >>>   10/11/2006 || LETTER TO THE PUBLIC FROM DIGICEL 0 I am writing to ensure that the public are aware of the true situation surrounding voting on Rising Stars. This is to correct the misleading comments contained in a letter sent to the media across Grenada by Sheldon Keens Douglas, Marketing Manager – Cable & Wireless on Tuesday 12th September 2006....Read More >>>   10/11/2006 || GRENADA MOVING AHEAD WITH PUBLIC SECTOR MODERNISAT... 0 ST GEORGE'S, Grenada: The Grenada Government is moving full speed ahead with its public sector modernisation programme, funded by the World Bank to the tune of 3.5 million dollars. Two officials of the Bank responsible for the conduct of the programme met and held brief discussion on Tuesday with...Read More >>>   10/11/2006 || LARA CAUTIONS WINDIES 0 WEST INDIES skipper Brian Lara cautioned his players against complacency when they face Bangladesh in a Champions Trophy qualifier today, aiming to seal a second victory to reach the main rounds. The defending champions showed splendid early form to crush Zimbabwe by nine wickets on Sunday, havi...Read More >>>   10/11/2006 || SERIAL RAPIST IN THE UK LINKED TO THE CARIBBEAN 0 Detectives hunting one of the UK's worst serial rapists have made a direct appeal to him to give himself up. Tests have shown that he originates from the Windward Islands of the Caribbean and British detectives are due to travel there this month. The attacker has been linked through DNA and o...Read More >>>   10/11/2006 || NO CHILD MONTH OBSERVANCE THIS YEAR 0 CATEGORY:OBSERVANCE ------------------------ By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENADA – For the first time, Child Month would not be celebrated in October as was done in previous years. The month that has been traditionally set aside to focus attention on the children of the ...Read More >>>   10/11/2006 || SOCA WARRIORS CONSIDERING EARLY RETIREMENT OVER DI... 0 CATEGORY:SPORTS (FOOTBALL) By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) OCTOBER 11, 2006 - News coming out of T&T seems to suggest that all is not well with the soccer fraternity in the twin-island republic. The Soca Warriors, who represented Trinidad at the recent Soccer World Cup in G...Read More >>>   10/10/2006 || GRENADIAN LAWYERS OBSERVE LAW WEEK 0 CATEGORY:SPECIAL OBSERVANCE ------------------------------ By Wallace J.A (Inside Grenada correspondent) GRENADA - Grenadian lawyers are in the process of observing Law Week, which began on Sunday October 8, 2006. The theme selected for this year’s observance is: Towards eradicating vio...Read More >>>   10/10/2006 || SECOND RISING STARS FINALIST TO PERFORM 0 St. George’s Grenada – Digicel, the fastest growing mobile telecommunications company in the Caribbean has today announced the second Grenadian qualifier in the Digicel Rising Stars series - Ms. Kimoura Fraser. Kimoura will be making her first appearance on Sunday October 15th. She will be coming...Read More >>>   10/10/2006 || OECS TOURISM MINISTERS TAKE WIDE-RANGING DECISIONS... 1 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico: The fourth Meeting of the OECS Council of Tourism Ministers ended in Puerto Rico on Friday October 6, with several decisions geared towards enhancing joint marketing, achieving greater benefits from cruise tourism, improving security for the yachting sector and stepping up th...Read More >>>   10/10/2006 || LARA WARY OF BANGLADESH 0 JAIPUR, India (CMC) - West Indies are aiming to confirm their place in the main draw of the ICC Champions Trophy when they tackle Bangladesh in the fourth qualifying match tomorrow at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. West Indies are the provisional leaders in the race for one of the two places in the ...Read More >>>     10/10/2006 || LAW AND POLITICS - TOURISM BOMBSHELL - MORALITY OR... 0 CATEGORY:COMMENTARY ---------------------- By Mr. Lloyd Noel (Attorney-at-law) In my column last week, I asked the question of our Politicians in the Region as a whole - “what can we really expect” - when those same politicians perform and behave, as though they truly believe that their tin...Read More >>>